On the journey back to Batan Island, I found myself fighting off nausea aboard a small faluwa, the traditional Ivatan boat known for its open deck, deep hull, and absence of outriggers, built to ...

Batanes is on top of every Filipino's bucketlist. It is a photographer's dreamland and the only province whose entire area is declared as Protective Landscape and Seascape. Being the northernmost ...

ITBAYAT, Philippines – U.S. Army engineers with the 523rd Engineer Support Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, conducted a dedication ...

The residents of Itbayat, Batanes on Monday were still staying in their tents put up at the town plaza after a series of earthquakes hit the municipality on Saturday. In an interview on GMA News' ...

At least eight people were killed after a series of earthquakes struck Itbayat, Batanes on Saturday morning, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Two of ...

BATANES, Philippines – U.S. Army Soldiers, Philippine Army soldiers, and local government officials broke ground in Itbayat, Batanes, during a ceremony May 6, 2024, signifying the start of ...

The show of allied battle readiness in Itbayat in Batanes province is part of annual military exercises that started last month, dubbed Balikatan, Tagalog for "shoulder-to-shoulder," and involving ...

MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Itbayat, Batanes yesterday but state seismologists said there was no report of damage or injury. The tremor occurred at 11:29 a.m. with its ...

MANILA, Philippines — A historic church and houses were damaged due to the 5.4-magnitude earthquake in Itbayat, Batanes in the early hours of Saturday. As seen in photos by Dominic De Sagon Asa ...